[v24.1.x] storage: convert some vasserts to exceptions

src/v/raft/tests/basic_raft_fixture_test.cc

@@ -74,8 +74,16 @@ TEST_F(raft_fixture, test_empty_writes) {
     auto reader = model::make_memory_record_batch_reader(
       std::move(builder).build());
 
-    EXPECT_DEATH(
-      replicate(std::move(reader)).get(), "Assert failure.+Empty batch");
+    // Catch the error when appending.
+    auto res = replicate(std::move(reader)).get();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(res.has_error());
+    ASSERT_EQ(res.error(), errc::leader_append_failed);
+
+    // In this case there are no batches at all so we don't go to storage, and
+    // catch the error in Raft.
+    res = replicate(make_batches({})).get();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(res.has_error());
+    ASSERT_EQ(res.error(), errc::invalid_input_records);
 }
 
 TEST_F_CORO(raft_fixture, test_stuck_append_entries) {

src/v/storage/segment.cc

@@ -503,25 +503,29 @@ ss::future<> segment::compaction_index_batch(const model::record_batch& b) {
 
 ss::future<append_result> segment::do_append(const model::record_batch& b) {
     check_segment_not_closed("append()");
-    vassert(
-      b.base_offset() <= b.last_offset(),
-      "Empty batch written to {}. Batch header: {}",
-      path(),
-      b.header());
-    vassert(
-      b.base_offset() >= _tracker.get_base_offset(),
-      "Invalid state. Attempted to append a batch with base_offset:{}, but "
-      "would invalidate our initial state base offset of:{}. Actual batch "
-      "header:{}, self:{}",
-      b.base_offset(),
-      _tracker.get_base_offset(),
-      b.header(),
-      *this);
     vassert(
       b.header().ctx.owner_shard,
       "Shard not set when writing to: {} - header: {}",
       *this,
       b.header());
+    if (unlikely(b.base_offset() > b.last_offset())) {
+        return ss::make_exception_future<append_result>(
+          std::runtime_error(fmt::format(
+            "Empty batch written to {}. Batch header: {}",
+            path(),
+            b.header())));
+    }
+    if (unlikely(b.base_offset() < _tracker.get_base_offset())) {
+        return ss::make_exception_future<
+          append_result>(std::runtime_error(fmt::format(
+          "Invalid state. Attempted to append a batch with base_offset:{}, but "
+          "would invalidate our initial state base offset of:{}. Actual batch "
+          "header:{}, self:{}",
+          b.base_offset(),
+          _tracker.get_base_offset(),
+          b.header(),
+          *this)));
+    }
     if (unlikely(b.compressed() && !b.header().attrs.is_valid_compression())) {
         return ss::make_exception_future<
           append_result>(std::runtime_error(fmt::format(